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WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON, March 1J.-Tlie eigh
teenth annual reunion of the Society
of the Army of the Cumberland will be
held OH the 18th and 18th of May.
The principal features of the reunion
this year will be the unwilling of the
statue of Garfield in the junction of
Maryland Avenue and First Street.
The cost of the statue, which is the
work of J. 4. Ward, the sculptor, was
met by contributions from the Army Of
the Cumberland, and Congress apprO-
priated $50 900 for the pedestal. 1t Is
estimated that SO 1000 members of the
Society Will be present.
ANOTHER PARDON.
The President has granted ii pardon
to J. J. Dangherty, who was convicted
of embeZZling money order funds
amounting to 50 1886, and sentenced on
October 6, 1884, to three years ifnpris-
onment in the Baltimore City Jail, and
to pay a fine equal to the amount en-
beZzled. The pardon was granted OH
the recommendation of the judge.
who sentenced the convict, and the
present District Attorney, the postmaS-
| ter under whom he served and the sure
ties of the convict and other persons
| of his good character before sentence,
| his contrition for his offense, his service
of more than three-fourths of his term
and his advanced age and feeble health
| the condition of his family, the resti'
| tuition to the Government of the money
he embezZled and his confession of he
| crime.
| APPOINTED.
The acting Secretary OF the Treasury
to-day appointed james Mcnamara to
be superintendent of repairs OF thu
l nuhlic b1IiIdin1 at st. Louis.
CONSUL TRANSFERRED.
At his own request the Department
of State has transferred julie Fletcher
of Missouri, Consul at Rio Janeiro
Brazil, to the vacant consul ate at AS
cuncion, Paraguay.
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
Madison Visited by Destructive
Flames this Morning.
The Palmetto State Criminal Courts q
Protection for Murdsrers.
A Voodo Doctor Accused Of Poiso1-
ing Negro Fami y.
A Chicago Defaulter In the Tolls and
His Accomplish JOINS the Exc dus.
Henry Landgrof Sentenced to Be
Hanged Next Month.


CHARLESTON, S. C., March l5.-The
criminal court of Edgefeld county is
now sitting in Edgefield and the docket
is loaded with cases, most of which are
for offenses against the person. Dur
ing the past week A. D. Zimmerman,
who some months ago shot and killed
negro boy seventeen years of age. in
spirit of malicious mischief, was de-
claFed not guilty and set free:
Robert 7. Jones, an artist in the
murder business, having killed three
men in one day, all his relatives, has
been found guilty of manslaughter, the
jury having given what they termed a
compromise verdict. Jones shot his
two brothers-in-law and his father-in-
law, all named Pressby. In one case
the jury disagreed, and now he escapes
the gallows by the above verdict.
The cause celebre is, however, the
Culbreath lynching case which began
yesterday morning. Thirty-one men
are accused of the murder of o. T.
Culbreath on September 2lst, 1885.
These men when first arraigned on No
vember 1st, 1885, all pleaded not guilty
and on the 18th of that month were
admitted to bail. 1t was then thought
they would never be brought to trial.
On the night of September 14th one
w. II. Hammond. a relative of several
of the accused, was killed in the yard
of Mrs. o. L. Culbreath's house. Cul-
breath, who had treated his wife so
cruelty that she had separated from
him was arrested, as lie had charged
Hammond with undue Familiarity with
his wife and threatened to kill him.
On Sept. 2lst, while in the law Office of
Gray Evans, at Edgefield, awaiting the
preparation of bail bonds, two masked
men entered the Office and dragged him
into the street and there a mob took
possession of him and riddled his body
with bullets and left him for dead. He
fingered, however, until the next morn
ing, when he made an ante-mortem
statement positively identifying VIM.
Paskham and Wyatt Holmes as two of
his murderers. Many of the defend
ants are representatives of the best
families in the state, among them be-
ing State Senator Talbert. One of
them is a prominent physician
and another is the brother of Mrs. Gull
breath, who married sister of the
murdered man. One-half of them
charged with the crime are
married, and have upwards
of hundred children between them.
Some of them are whitehaired and
have grandchildren, and some are
still in their teens. The trial of the
lynchers has been postponed for one
reason or another until the present
time, and there is no likelihood that
they will be convicted, although the
state is making strong effort to Sc
cure the punishment of the murderers.
Acknowledgement Earle secured a sew
GRANGE of the cases and yesterday
the tIial of two of the lynchers was be-
gun. During the last thirteen years
there has been 112 murders committed
i'll the county and the record for the
wear 1887 shows fourteen.
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Consumed by Fire

BUFFALO, n. Y, March 15.-At s:25
o'clock this morning fire broke out in
the large brick building of Miller,
Greiner Il Co., corner of Washington
and North Division streets, which
spread with great rapidity and soon the
entire building was ablaZe and doomed
to destruction. Within half an hour
after the fire broke out the walls began
to fall. The Miller, Greiner & Co.
building with its contents is destroyed.
Loss to Miller, GTeiner q Co., whole
sale grocers, estimated at $120. 600; on
building, $3.50, 900 on stock; insurance,
SI25, 900; loss by destruction of Masonic
hall, about S35 900; insurance, S25, 600.
The Masonic lodges and other bodies
met at this hall except two and its de-
struction is keenly felt among MEM
bers of the order. Three firemen were
lost in the ruins.
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Found nj Last

NEW BRUNSWICK, y. j., March IL
Thomas Henry Ayres, the heir of VIM.
Henry Ayres, and Cornelia Goodfellow
Ayres, afterwards Denmeadl. who
was stolen from his mother hy his
father in 1854, when four years old, and
never has been seen since by
his relatives, has been found
at Sunnydale, Sedgwick County,
Mass. He has been telegraphed for
and will shortly arrive here TO aid in
unraveling the Denmead mystery.
Nothing of special Importance was
brought to light at the Coroner's in
quest to-day. Mary Ann Brundage
only sister of the dead
woman. told the story of her
marriage and'of her husbands deser-
ton of her The stealing of her child
and the shame afterwards brought
upon her by her sisters relations. and
| the Denmeads. She asserts that Cor
nelia aud Samuel Denmead began to
live together in 1885. although
no marriage ceremony had been per-
formed. John L. Babcock, the veteran
editor and publisher of this city. says
that in the early tifteenS Mrs. Ayres
spent through him in advertising for
her lost child in western and south
western newspapers. a great deal OF
| money
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the western lines take the ground that
they may continue TO pay commission
under the new law, eastern roads claim
the commission can't be paid under
the law and they have agreed to pay
own agents and agents of foreign roads,
but also that their agents shall not 81
permitted to receive commissions or
any other kind of remuneration from
foreign roads for the sale of tickets.
On account of this difference in opinion
the western roads will wait until the
National Committee has decided the
question whether commission can be
lawfully paid before answering the cir
cular letter Of the eastern lines on the
subject
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Canning works for Houston

Houston, Texas, March ia COM
mittee of stockmen recently appointed
by Texas cattlemen to decide upon the
location for large refrigerator, can
ming and packing establishment, while
in session yesterday at Austin, fixed
upon Houston as the place for the To-
cation of the works. Leading citizens
have guaranteed a donation of 500
acres of land will subscribe $250,000 in
stock. The cattlemep will also sub
scribe for the same amount of stock,
one-fOur payable in cash and the bal
ance i'll cattle at their Houston market
value. This will make Houston the
most important cattle market in the
south. The works will be constructed
Immediately, arrangements havingtal-
ready been perfected for transportation
of hepf to ENGLAND
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SWEET CHARITY.
The Sehustzbund Benefit Society
Breaks Up in Row.
hrs. smiths Yields the Cato : Nine
Tai With 9 VIII.
The President and Her Faction Van
pushed II. Disorder.
The Geek COuHty BOOdlsrs Before the
Criminal court.
The Missouri River Flooding Towns
Alsng the Bank.
Il Hair-Pullinr AInteh.

.NEw YORK, March 16.-AbOut forty
members of the Ladies' German
Schuetzbund Benefit society of Newark
engaged in scrimmage Monday night
that was little short of IL riot. The
members are divided into two factions,
one of them led by Mrs. Meta Hilson,
president, and the other by Mrs. Annie
Smith. The point Of division was as to
allowing men to become members of
the society. Mrs. Hilson, believing
none of the ladies were fitted for cor
responding secretary, had her faction
elect her husband to the posi-
ton. He performed the duties
for a year, and when, at the
expiration of his term, the usual COM
plimentary resolutions were offered
and some one stepped forward to give
him gold-headed cane in acknOwl-
edgement of his services, Mrs. Smith
became excited and warmly denounced
him. She said he had embeZzIed the
society'S money and was thief. The
meeting adjourned in confusion. and
the next day Mrs. Smith had HilSon
arrested for alleged endorsement.
Justice Roder, who examined the
books at Hilson's request, honorable
acquitted him. Monday was the TINY
for the holding of the next regular
meeting. After these Developments
and before the appointed hour Mrs.
Smith gathered her forces and went
through an election of officers. When
the Hilson party entered the hall they
found the officers chairs occupied, and
a warm struggle ensued for the posses
sion of the gavel, and then the two fac
tiOns engaged in hand to hand hair
pulling match. For a season the air
WaS flIll nf Shriaka lamentations and
yells. Mrs. Smith provided herself
with a cat-o'-nine-tails and laid it
around in the liveliest fashion, while
the gavel was used with good effect by
some one else. A number of men at
tending meeting in another room at
tempted to quel the disturbance, but
were powerless, and the police had to
be summoned. Yesterday warrants
were issued for some the combatants
on complaint of those whom they had
vanquished.
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en- For Europe,

NEW IoBR. i5.-Ex-SecretaTy ban
iel Manning sailed for Europe on the
steamer Arizona this morning, accom-
panied by his wife and daughter Mr..
hopes the tonic of the sea air would
benefit his health. He was feeling
strong and the cold he caught in Wash
ington had almost entirely left him and
his old complaint had not troubled him
for six months. G. Y. Jordan sailed
on the same ship
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Casualties.


AONDA1 hAIlhOAD 1IOhhOh.
BosToN, March 15.-All night long
force of laborers were engaged in clear
ing lip the debris of the wrecked cars
at the scene of the bridge disaster. 1t
was slow work, and but little Roadway
was made. Strewn along the south
ern embankment are quantities of car
wheels, ratings, iron braces, window
panes and doors which had been gath
cred from the debris, and which were
loaded upon fiat cars this morning and
brought to the city. At an early hour
this morning more laborers reinforced
the tired men and a large force was put
at work in taking the bridge apart.
The wreck is more appalling sight
than the recent ruins at White River
junction and Deerfield. Several of the
stoves i'll the cars have been removed
and in every case the iron rods which
serve to hold them in place have been
found to be secure. while not a stove
door was burst open, although one
stove was badly broken. AT 10 O'Clock
Railroad Commissioner Kinsley arrived
| on the scene and made detour of the
embankment with a view to investigat-
| ing the cause of the accident. Prepar-
atoms for temporary bridge are be-
| ing pushed with all possible speed, and
| traffic will be resumed very shortly.
| Up to the present time, 1870 p. M,
there has been no reports received OF
deaths in addition to those given last
night.
REVISED LIST OF DEAD AND INJURED
Owing to the duplication and mis-
spelling of names it is now believed
that the reports of the number killes
have been considerably over estimated
signed twenty-one death certificates
and DR.. Harris three, making the tOta
up to noon twenty-fOur. The name.
thus incorrectly reported were: Bar
rach, found to be injured; Miss
Wallow. aseertained to be Mrs. Swal
low, wounded; Mrs. Watts, alive ant
uninjured; Jas. Gates, mistaken 70
Harry Gray; Mr.. Stone and Chas. Swan
mistaken for Mr.. Snow; Me-. North,
mistake for Mr.. Lord, injured; VIM
Aughton identical with Sim. ]
Houghton; Frank A. Hewens alive an
uninjured, not even on the train; Mn
Remark was reported killed, but tn
name was COMPOUNDED with that Of Mr.
: Cardinal. The revised list is: Mr.
Ida Adams, Boston; Mrs. Mary I
Brooks, West Roxbury: Alice Burnet
Roslyndale; Mrs. II. Cardinal, RoslyI
dale; Webster Clapp, West Roxbury
l Lottie j. Dudley, residence unknown
VIM. Z. Durham, residence unknown
5 Miss Sarah Ellis, Medfield; Harry Gay
Boston; Emma Phil, Boston; s.
Houghton, West Roxbury; Albert I
johnson, Roslyndale; w. B. Lailol
/. West Roxbury; Lizzie Vaudeville
t Dedham; Miss Norris, West ROxbury
e | Ed E. Norris. Dedham; Miss /. Oder
t Dover, n. H.; Miss Laura Pric'
: Roslyndale; VIM. Edgar Show. We.
0 Roxbury; Peter Swaben, Boston; Wu
0 $. Strong. West RoxbUry; Conducts
\ Myron Tilden, Dedham: RoSabel
| UTaIeh Vest RoNhurv
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COopers, strike Faded

New YORK, March 1.-THE strike
of the cOOpers' at Ellis Briggs and NJ.
E. Cannelly's cooperages ended this
morning and the men have met with
complete defeat. They have gone to
work at a reduction of wages, after
signing ar agreement which is a seri-
GUS blow to the District Assembly No.
40, and practically kills the COopers'
Union which was affiliated with the
Knights of Labor. The men agree,
Ito sever our connection with the
Knights of Labor or any other labor
organization with which We may be
connected and hereafter only work in
the interest of our employers, our wives
and families.
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CHICAGO, Ill, March ia special
from Bismarck, Oak, says: A North
ern Pacific train from the west, which
was delayed seventy hours by flood,
reached here last evening. Reports
indicate that the Missouri must break
within week and there is great alarm
among people living along the banks.
The Yellowstone, Little Missouri and
Prior rivers are free of ice and flooding
their BANKS. Over thirty bridges
on the Northern Pacific railroad
between this point and Billings
have been swept away and much
amage has been occaSioned by floods.
Passengers report that Miles City has
been twice inundated within the last
week and the town is again under wa
ter. The water flowed in all the streets
and in one street in the rear of the
town it was over ten feet deep, COM
polling business men to remain from
their homes all night. At Medora
the water in the Little Missouri
has surrounded the extensive
slaughter houses and refrigerators OF
Marquis de Mores. Dynamite is being
shipped TO this point to be used in
blowing out the ice about the piers OF
the massive iron bridge and every pre-
caution Is being taken to prevent dis
aster. There can be no protection fol
settlers along the banks for maDY mile:
south. Never in the history of thG
northwest has there been so ,mucl
snow, and it IL now pouring into the
Missouri in immense torrents and ever
creek is swelled to the dignity of :
/ river
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was made have not SO far been aseer-
tanned. The officials of the Railway
Company are very retieent about the
matter. Mr. Weeds. President of the
Passenger Company said this afternoon
that he knew nothing of the alleged
transfer, and as far as he knew no
transfer had been made, and the
company still owned its property. The
years had a monopoly of the street
ear passenger traffic in the West Div
ision of the CITY.
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New YORK, March l2.-An evening
newspaper has the following: Mrs.
Mary =. Pelton, sister of Ex-Governor
Tildcn. died this morning at half past
niue o'clock. at her home on West
Thrtieth Street. of pneumonia. Mrs.
FELTON, was 7S years OF age, and has
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New GanboarS,

WASHINGTON, March 16-The navy
department is about to begin prepara-
ton plans for the two 100 ton gunboats
for which provision was made by the
last congress. In as much as these
boats are to be patterned after Cum
boat No. II now in pro-
cess of construction, the work
of the department will be much lighter
than if gunboats of a new design had
been ordered, as it will only be neces-
sary to duplicate the drawings already
made. The limit of the contract price
of the new vessels is $3.50, 900 each.
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Arrangements Completed.

New YORK, March 14.-An Ottawa
special says. Capt. Scott of the royal
navy and admiral of the Canadian
navy and commander of the cruiser
Acadea has completed all arrange
ments for beginning the fishery pro-
lection service on April 1st, At the
opening of the season cruisers will pa
Scotia and the entrance to the Bay of
Fundy, where all spring fishing opera
tions are carried on. Later on as the
summer advances the rest of the cruz
sers now tied up will be put into the
commission and the fleet viii be con-
siderably increased.
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Fair Prospect Of Settlement.

YOUNGSTOWN, March 14.-There is
no change in the status of the striking
yardmen as yet to-day. A committee
from the New York, Pennsylvania s.
Ohio yard, from Cleveland, and COM
mittee here held a conference with
Superintendent O'Brien this morning
with closed doors. The probability is
that the difficulties among the en-
plOyees will be adjusted and traffic re
sumed tonight.
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Prepariu. forIbe NeW Ian

CHICAGO, March 14.-The general
passenger agents of the various roads
IN the new Western States Passenger
Association have begun the work of
formulating rules and conducting the
passenger traffic of the western roads,
IN conformity with the new Inter State
general managers at their meeting next
Wednesday. The western roads fully
agree with the eastern lines so far as
the present mode of Issuing through
tickets is concerned, but they radically
differ as TO paying commissions. While
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In possession OF ,.,e Snsr,G,

PHILADELPEuA, March l5.-Work at
the morocco factory of E. ~ Smith &
Co. was suspended today and the build
ing and stock taken possession of by
Sheriffs officers. Nearly 400 hands
were thrown out of employment. 1t
was stated that an effort would be
made 10 effect an arrangement with
creditors by which the firm could re-
sumo. Liabilities SO. 900: assets
S25 coo
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To protest. Against Coercion

NEW YORK, March 15,-At meet
ing of the Irish National League to-
night it was reported that Secretary
Hill and Mr.. Briggs, of Delaware, had
accepted invitations to attend mass
meeting in Cooper Union next Monday
to protest against the contemplated
policy of coercion in Ireland. Senator
ingalls,, of Kansas, is also expected to
attend.
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CapIaaI PunIshusens Abollshed

AUGUSTA, Me-. March 15.-The re-
peal of the capital punishment law has
been effected and imprisonment for life
is substituted for death in all cases of
murder in the first degree. Such con-
victs, however. are to be kept in close
confinement away from associates and
no pafdoning power Is left to the Gov
vernon or council unless the convict is
proved innocent.
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CHICAGO, H.. March l5.-The Inter
Ocean says: One of the heaviest de-
falcations that has occurred in this city
for some time has just been brought to
light. The Chicago manager of the
Ansonia Clock company of New York,
John f. Gledhill. defaulted to the tune
of from SIS, 900 to 81 600 and absconded
to Canada. The bookkeeper of the
Chicogo branch, VIM. Watson, default
ed for 50 800 and has been arrested and
placed under 5000 bonds to appear
for trial. 4. A. Cowles, vice president
of the Ansonia Clock company, and ].
>. Wither arrived in this city last week
and since that time have been at work
on the case
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TOPEKA, March l5.-Ihe City COun-
ell tonight contracted with the Barber
Street Asphalt Company of Washing
ton ID. c., to pave two miles of street,
including Kansas Avenue and Jackson
Streets from the river to Tenth Ave
nue.. Petitions are already in for pave
ments Of Asphalt on other streets and
as fast as the contractors csin do the
work other streets viii be paved.
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sSgalfoSgea b Tas OpPo.Itlon.

CHICAGO, March l5.-It was reported
on change and IN business circles gem
orally to-day on what appeared to be
good authority that the West Division
Railway Company has purchased a
controlling interest in the Chicago
Passenger Railway Company The
terms on which the transfer q stock
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Prs n A1adlAop.

MADISON, Kas., March 15.-This
morning at about half-past two o'clock
Santa Fe depot at this place. By the
time the fire was discovered it had made
such Roadway that the buildings and
presses were all destroyed before the
names could be subdued. The loss is
estimated at SI5. 900.
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HIaI CIerE miaanrt

CINCINNATI, March Hilary ).
Wescott. night clerk at the Walnut
Street House, is missing. He left the
money drawer and safe locked, so that
they had TO be broken open. 1t is esti-
mated that he carried of about $500
belonging to the hotel and guests, who
had deposited their valuables with him
last night,
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FIT. SCOTT, Kas., March l4.-Prof. q.
StOckmeyer, the weather prOgnosticator
of this city, predicts Il SNOW storm in
various parts of the country, and es
pecially on the Atlantic coast, on the
22d and SD of the present month.
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GLOUCESTER. March 1G-Vessels
that arrive from the Georges report
that gale of great energy swept over
the bank on March the 18th, and it is
feared that much damage has been
done, as u large fleet of fishing vessels
were in the bank.
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Law Breahsrp.
THE HADDoCK MuRDERERs.


CHICAGO, March 15.-A News special
from Sioux City. Iowa. says: County
Attorney Marsh to-day elected TO try
the case of John ArensdoFf first and to
let the remainder of the alleged con
spiratoTs against the Rev. George G.
Haddock's life follow the principal de-
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KANSAS CITY, March 1.-THE new
fast mail which left New York City at
8 p. m. Saturday, arrived here at 1885
to-day, being four minutes ahead of
time. The run from st. Louis over the
Missouri Pacific, was made with ease.
A large party accompanied the train.